Pet Recall Facts

Ingredients / Amitraz

Amitraz: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

1,505Total reports
1,258Dog reports
4Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

FDA and EPA products. Some products with this ingredient are FDA-approved animal drugs (listed above); others, such as many collars, spot-ons and shampoos, are EPA-registered pesticides with no Green Book record. The reports counted here can involve either kind.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

198711
198817
198916
199018
199118
199224
199325
19949
19955
19965
199712
199831
199918
200015
200113
200230
200310
200465
200593
200698
200785
200874
200930
201054
201154
2012353
2013183
201476
201532
201616
20176
20185
20212
20232

Species named in reports

Dog1,258
Human131
Not given107
Cat4
Other2
Other Canids2
Fish1

Signs reported after Amitraz

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)321
Depression279
Vomiting225
Ataxia131
Unclassifiable adverse event102
Anorexia101
Diarrhoea92
Death85
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - Demodex81
Accidental exposure80
Pruritus74
Vials, Leaking67
Sedation65
Convulsion58
Behavioural disorder NOS51
Rash44
Skin hyperaemia43
Bradycardia43
Fever38
Caps, Abnormal35
Emesis35
Weakness32
Hypothermia28
Hypersalivation27
Aggression25

Breeds named in reports

Crossbred Canine/dog131
Retriever - Labrador113
Dog (unknown)83
Chihuahua59
Boxer (German Boxer)59
Dog (other)53
Pit Bull37
Shih Tzu35
Shepherd Dog - German35
Retriever - Golden34
Bulldog33
Dachshund (unspecified)32
Siberian Husky28
Terrier - Yorkshire26
Collie - Border26

Reported outcomes

Recovered/Normal298
Outcome Unknown229
Died100
Ongoing86
Recovered with Sequela9
Euthanized6

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